Wyatt Earp Trial: 1881

Then Behan saw the Earps and Holliday. He knew the situation was about to explode. He stopped arguing with the cowboys. He ran up to Virgil and asked for time to disarm Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury. The Earps pushed past him.

When the cowboys and the "Earp Gang" were within a few feet of each other, shooting began. When it was over, Frank McLaury, Tom McLaury, and Billy Clanton were dead. Virgil Earp and Morgan Earp were seriously wounded, and Doc Holliday was slightly wounded. Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton were unhurt.